Shortly afterward, they began having an affair and during that time he renewed her contract twice before she moved to another job within the Senate.

Liberal Sen. Celine Hervieux-Payette filed a complaint against Boisvenu, claiming he’d violated the Senate’s ethics code by using Senate resources to benefit a family member, but Ricard’s report concluded Lapointe was not family.

Boisvenu was found to have acted inappropriately by not only renewing the contract but also by lobbying Senate leadership over how time off Lapointe had taken was to be counted.

Going into Monday’s closed-door hearing before the Senate ethics committee, Boisvenu offered no comment on the report’s findings.

Conservative Sen. Raynell Andreychuk said the committee will want to reflect on Boisvenu’s arguments before making a decision.

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